{"id":44698,"date":"2017-12-29T20:49:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T19:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newparadigm.schillerinstitute.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/29\/noch-engere-kooperation-athopien-china\/"},"modified":"2019-01-03T02:36:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T01:36:28","slug":"noch-engere-kooperation-athopien-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/el\/blog\/2017\/12\/29\/noch-engere-kooperation-athopien-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia-China Cooperation Deepening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Dec. 23 -As the Ethiopia-China Economic, Trade and Cultural Cooperation Forum is currently underway in Hangzhou, China, the Ethiopian government envisaged the forum to provide a new impetus to the comprehensive partnership\u00a0 between the two countries. The forum kicked off on Dec. 20. According to the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the forum is one major result of the longstanding relations that the two countries have enjoyed for many years. &#8220;Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two countries have steadily strengthened a relationship based on their common interests. The two countries have also been and are working closely together in regional and international matters,&#8221; the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Dec. 21.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Foreign Minister Aklilu Hailemichael praised the government and people of China for playing a prominent role in his country&#8217;s economic boom. &#8220;The Ethiopia-China Economic, Trade and Cultural Cooperation Forum will further enhance the multifaceted ties between the two countries,&#8221; the statement quoted Hailemichael as saying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Hailemichael has also briefed participants of the forum regarding Ethiopia&#8217;s untapped human and natural resources,\u00a0 together with Addis Ababa&#8217;s commitment to promoting investment schemes in the East African country. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">China, Ethiopia&#8217;s largest trading partner, is a major player in Ethiopia&#8217;s investment, trade and diplomatic landscape. In just the past two decades, Chinese companies have invested close to $4 billion in Ethiopia. According to the Ethiopian Investment Commission, the bilateral trade volume also reached $6.37 billion in 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The recently published McKinsey report also indicated that Ethiopia, together with South Africa, has developed a robust partnership&#8221; with China, along with a high degree of economic engagement in the form of investment, trade, loans, and aid.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dec. 23 -As the Ethiopia-China Economic, Trade and Cultural Cooperation Forum is currently underway in Hangzhou, China, the Ethiopian government envisaged the forum to provide a new impetus to the comprehensive partnership\u00a0 between the two countries. The forum kicked off on Dec. 20. 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